The Kangaroo Cocktail (Vodka Martini)

I prefer gin over vodka, especially in martinis, but heres a recipe for a Kangaroo cocktail, a vodka martini created in the 1940s in NYC. The recipe includes vodka, Lillet Blanc, and orange bitters, garnished with lemon or an olive.

The Cure Cocktail

I attended a sales conference, got COVID and bunkered in with my wife. Although The Cure Cocktail didn’t cure us, we enjoyed making and drinking it. The cocktail’s ingredients include vodka, ginger syrup, lemon juice, bitters, and lemon peel.

Honey Deuce Cocktail from the US Open

Here is my version of the U.S. Open tennis tournaments signature drink, the Honey Deuce. It contains vodka, Chambord, lemonade, and honeydew melon balls, resembling tennis balls.